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By Rosemary Misdary

The North Woods, 40 acres of dense woods containing waterfalls, boulders to climb and shade on a hot summer day, are Central Park’s largest forest. But local residents say rampant drug use over the last year has made the woods too dangerous.

Last week, the narrow winding paths were covered with discarded clothes, plastic shopping bags filled with human feces, uncapped syringes and an extraordinary amount of brightly colored drug vials and fentanyl capsules commonly known as 

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By Angelica Ang

But as with many other community farms and gardens in New York City, the farm was threatened by Mayor Eric Adams’ budget cuts, which eliminated all funding for community composting in 2023.

Though the funding for the NYC Compost Project has been 

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New York, NY – City Council Members united in calling out the Mayor’s Charter Revision Commission for trying to block voters’ rights and undermine local democracy by rushing the development of new proposals that disenfranchise New Yorkers from voting on an existing advice-and-consent ballot question in November. The elected representatives of districts throughout the city had urged the Mayor’s Commission to instead use its full term to fulfill its responsibility, thoroughly reviewing the City Charter and developing proposals for the 2025 General Election with more extensive policy assessment and public engagement.

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By Stephi Wild

West Harlem Art Fund, NY Artist Equity Association and NY Women Chamber of Commerce will present artist Sherwin Banfield and his sculpture YEAA-a-a-a- a-ah! to Montefiore Park honoring the Harlem legend Kool DJ Red Alert. This work of art is apart of Harlem Sculpture Gardens, the largest outdoor public art exhibition in Harlem’s history.

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City Hall, NY – Today, Speaker Adrienne Adams, Council leadership, and Council Members filed the advice-and-consent ballot question with the New York City Board of Elections via the City Clerk, completing the final step for the proposal to appear on the November 2024 General Election ballot. The law (Int.

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By Herb Boyd and Bill Moore

Last Wednesday (July 10), Councilmember Shaun Abreu and the David Dinkins family invited dignitaries and community leaders to Riverside Church to celebrate what would have been the 97th birthday of the city’s first Black mayor. As the world knows, Dinkins joined the ancestors in 2020 after distinguishing himself in a variety of services to the nation.

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By Jesse Levine

Public health and legal experts at Columbia and Manhattan local officials have expressed concern over New York Gov. Kathy Hochul’s snap June 5 decision to direct the MTA to “indefinitely pause” New York City’s congestion pricing plan, previously scheduled to go into effect on June 30 and fund $15 billion in capital improvements to the MTA network.

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By Surina Vankat

Throughout New York City, libraries and senior centers play a crucial role during periods of extreme heat—they serve as some of the city’s cooling centers, providing air-conditioned facilities that residents can go to to cool off in when a heat advisory warning is issued.

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By Manuela Silva

Raising Cane’s is coming to Morningside Heights.

The popular fast food chain plans to open a new location in fall 2025 at 2850 Broadway, the previous site of the beloved Mel’s Burger Bar, a Raising Cane’s spokesperson confirmed to Spectator on Monday.

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By Mohamed Farghaly

In a significant reversal, New York City has allocated over $6 million to reinstate funding for its community composting program as part of the newly approved fiscal year 2025 budget. This move comes after Mayor Eric Adams initially slashed all funding for the initiative last fall, citing escalating costs and budgetary shortfalls amid increased service demands.

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